Train-line hanger.



I. DrfiALLAfiAN; TRAIN LINE HANGER. APPLIGATION FILED NOV. 2. 1911.

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TRAIN-LINE HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent. 'Patented Feb. 13,

Application filed November 2,1911. SerialNo. 658,256. Y

To all whom it may concern:

'Be it known that I, JAooB D. CALLAHAN, citizen of the United States, residing at i Vilas Station, Jersey Shore, in the county of Lycoming and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Train-Line Hangers; and I do hereby declare'the following to be a full, clear, and exact-description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters'and figures of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification. This invention relatesto certain new and useful improvements in train line hangers, or brackets designed to support the air pipe lines in connection withtrailway cars.

An essential feature of the invention resides in provision whereby when the line pipe is clamped in place, it is rendered impossible for the angle cocks connected with the pipe line to be turned.

The invention has for its further object, the provision of a simple, inexpensive, practical and durable form of bracket, adapted to be secured to the sill of a car in such position as to serve to hold the air line pipe in position.

To these ends, and to such others as the invent-ion may pertain, the same consists in the novel construction of the device, and in the peculiar arrangement, combination and adaptation-of parts, all as will be more fully hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawings, and then specifically defined in theappended claim, which with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which drawings,

Figure 1 is a transverse section through one of the sill timbers of a railway car,

' showing in side elevation. 111v improved pipe hanger connected therewith, the train pipe and angle cock being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the hanger attached to the car sill, and Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the hanger.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings 1 represents one of the sill timbers of a railway car,- 2 is the vertical portion of a bracket, the upper portion of which is provided with a right angled extension 3, the outer end of which is provided with an upwardly extended arm 4, to be fitted against the base andone side respectively of the'sill timber 1, to which thebracket is secured by means of bolts 5--5. The lower-portion of the said bracket arm 2, is extended horizontally at right angles 7 the said vertically disposed body port-i012, as shown at 6. The said horizontal portion 6 is provided at a point adjacent to its free end with a concaved semi-cylindrical groove 7, to receive a train pipe 8.

9 is. a separable member adapted to be fittedover the upper face of the horizontal extension 6 of the bracket, and secured thereto by means of a bolt 10, passed vertically through openings provided for its reception in the parts 6 and 9 respectively.

The separable member 9 of the bracket is provided at a point adjacent to its free end, with a semicylindrical transversely disposed recess 11, conforming in relative ar rangement and size with the semi-cylindrical recess 7 in the bracket arm 6, thus together forming an opening 12 within which is received the train pipe. The extreme end 13 of the member 9 is extended downwardly and the inner face of this downwardly extended portion is provided with a dowel pin 14, to engage an opening provided for its reception in the end of the bracket arm 6.

15 is a lug integral with the member 9 which extends-horizontally at a point directly above the semi-cylindrical recess therein, the said lug serving as a stop or lock to prevent the turning of the angled portion 16 of the angle cock 17. I

Having thus described. my invention, its use, and the advantages derived therefrom, its operation will be readily understood. It will be noted that the brackets 4: may be attached to any point at which a support for the train pipe is desired, in hanging the train pipe; the brackets 4 are first secured at the points at which it is necessary that a support for the pipes should be provided. The pipe is placed, wi'thin the semi-cylindrical transverse groove 7, and the angle cock adjusted against the side face of the bracket arm. The member 9, is then fitted over the upper face of the train pipe, and secured in place by the vertical bolt. It

will be noted that when the parts are thus adjusted, that one face of the base 16 of the angle cock will bear against the lower face of the lug 15, the said lug thus serving to prevent the cock from being turned or displaced.

Having thus described my inventiomwhat nude-single laterally projecting lug iipon' I claim to be new and desire to secure by the facethereof directly above the recesses i Letters Patentis, for the reception of the train pipe, as set Adevice for supporting train pipes comforth. 15

5 prising a fixed bracket member haying a In testimony whereof I hereunto-afiix' laterally'projecting portion with a recess in signature in the presence of two Witnesses. its upper edge'for the reception of the train f pipe, a second member having an angled 1 JACOB CALLAHAN' .portion extending" about the end of said- Witnesses: 10 -bracket member and having arecess' regis- FLoRA M; SHAW,

tering with the recess insaid bracket arm, 4 G120. M. CALLAHAI. 

